Mohave County miner., 1887-01-02
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' us past hc~s All NNbSsspo ""'
marked by important legislation anf
, interesting dehaieF. brit The iiYs'ies'
, interest was ccnrered in tie fate o
Mr. Mcrrison's effort 20 discuss toe
Tariff question. ..
Although tho grcuad VS. covered
several inches deer with mn idy
slrsh, and tie rain was FILLING stead.
| liz. wLea the time drew nsa- fo- tax
ing the vote, ,;he galleries of the sosise
begaa to I'LL up rapidly Long Iines OF
people clad in rubber shoes anl e g.
eaagers and cmryicg dripping um-
br4llas, thronssd the corridors Of the
Capitol ard cTowd..d iato the l2ng
seats OF tl:a galleries whore they
wasted patiently for the event.
When the Speaker recognized toe
gentleman from Illinois, al iastanta-
neous hush iel upon tEo Hoase, and
| Dir. Morrison. in a formal panuer,
moved that tho Houso resolve itself
! jatb COMMITTEES offhe whcle,to con
g;dpr revenue bills. Mr.. IcKinie.', oi
Oslo, The acknowledged Protact ;cn
leader The RapnI'l;cau side, detDand-
ed thc yeas and neys. Before the
roll call began, Speaker Carlisle can
to=,od tie House 10 obserye the most
rgid order, iss lbs vo.o about to be
taken vas on ORG cf the most imppT-
tant questions that this Congress had
before 1t. Whon the rcsnIt oi the
vote was handed to the Speaker, be
arLoupced il amid almoat breatbless
silence. Seine of the Republican,
members then began to applaud, bat
in IL moment all Demonstration wus
suppressed. Gel. Morrison swung
about in his chair and finally turned
his back upon tho House, while Mr..
Randall smiled and glanced triumph
aptly at Messrs. Mckinley and Reed,
who, from the Republican side, were
quietly observing the Democrats.
Friends Of Representative Morris-
on were speaking Of bis future in
connection with his retirement from
Congress next March. There is one
posalble position they think he would
hko to have. Should the Interstate
Commerce bill l&crmo law, aud The
commission therein authorized be
IMPOSED OF tha kind OF men 10 sp:t
Mr. Morrison. be would acc; pit the |
presidency OF this commissicn and |
serre tne peopls ngairs. monopoIies.
Senator EdmunaG was violently
opposed to repeal OF the Tenure OF
OfEee Act which the Senate voted
for. He SAID it was a restraint DOW,
although the President was making
great number Oh Suspensions. Its
repeal would be an invitation TO the
Executive TO remove On purely polit-
lcal grounds everybody who did not
agree with Lin, OF with some Depart
ment official, or with tho party. Ge
thought the Senate was taking step
twenty five years backwa d ia the
practical civil service reform,
The Senator believed thai nIl these
Offices ought TO ho icld for fixed (
Terms, and he Was willing that the
President should, for every vac ,noy,
select man Of bis own political faith.
Said be: "If there is to baa chang
n couple Of years hence las I try =.
md believe thero wilD nll t!lpse
'ers will then be removed fra~ o..
mere strife ard spoil and CONT 80.
II politics" '"
Senator Builer OF South ,c.,.
s anxious to get mp ns nn.tn-;a,
un&etipg oIcnrc.on to J IT.
government expense. 1t is nron,a
ID in the resolution 10 ;,,.oanond
hat I've Senators shonG ,,vos,;o.,o
Any esistnrbance taa,. may bnyo or !
nrred between the ! wo couptriar ~
he. .sonth c"rolh Iiau is outiroiy tooi
ate for ius:ne'e s.. 'tlo prssn ard |
+" '5.>.S Dep .rt'aer ian" ~, Itr-E
!71f'' N''rS ess aof tao paIl.. !lF
= !, was /. b" io ,own i.3ou ia,
i"&fean hn dry -roab;4s. -. .
llgit ih'e h9e'.so No caass forsp j, (
tr'p when t'aa ia ting aGsr !, II
's'T 'bins th, .,ne ~ tlo fso,t,. r
. no" ts4 pF" OCT &, have 70 o .
'cs bat e.as O. oaj gmeat /, I !.
'avfiin,s party.
MnTh iEsassssin 1t anifestnl in ( "a
ch.'n to be take by Ito P.as,,'e, Il
rMerence 10 the nomioat IN orI
Ir. Matthews, the co!ored R,eor,; ar p,
Deeds feous Albany pris IL o ,eI,
Tue Prssmspt's rocess No ooip {
'enas, which he has held back 50 { ,r